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Aug 19, 2015
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Sri Lanka can breathe a collective sigh of relief with the defeat of the United People’s Freedom Alliance in parliamentary elections held August 17.

The election was simply a referendum on former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who conceded defeat after a close-fought comeback bid just months after he was toppled as president – and shortly after he was rele…

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